Sentences with phrase «debate over her position»

Brooks said the debate over her position as CEO of News International was now too much of a distraction for parent company News Corp. and she would concentrate on refuting allegations in the scandal.

Not exact matches

Their willingness to aggressively push that position highlights a sharp shift for a party that 10 years ago ducked debates over guns.

The Republican Party's fast journey from debating how to combat human - caused climate change to arguing that it does not exist is a story of big political money, Democratic hubris in the Obama years and a partisan chasm that grew over nine years like a crack in the Antarctic shelf, favouring extreme positions and uncompromising rhetoric over co-operation and conciliation.

The vested interests in the debate over shopping hours are holding firm to their positions, making compromise difficult.

The investment, backed by the organization's extensive nationwide network, positions the billionaire industrialist family to play a major role in the debate over several Trump priorities — even those they oppose.

The debate is over whether it was flawed fundamentally (Schiff's position) or in minor ways that required very light edits (if you believe Nunes).

Perhaps showing how closely he follows the debates that have exploded over his various pronouncements, Francis devoted some time in his remarks to demonstrating that his new position on the death penalty is part of a «harmonious development» of doctrine.

And there is, in fact, very little evidence that champions of ecclesial pluralism have bent over backwards to insure that their opponents are given a fair hearing on occasions of public debate, nor are they conspicuously tolerant or open - minded when they happen themselves to be in positions of extra-ecclesial authority — as journal editors, perhaps, or as deans of theology faculties.

Even Roberts acknowledges that «few people are really listening, that the debate is politically rigged, that few people have the nerve or willingness to hold unpopular positions» and «the development of the culture over the last few decades has inured people to the creational realities.»

People all over the world, both in positions of power and not, seem to believe that there is room for debate on the issues of climate change, humanity's involvement and the need to transition to a low - carbon future.

If we consider where this debate over paying the preacher truly comes from, it comes from a position that preaching the gospel is not a legitimate career choice.

The debate over abortion (most recently focused on what are called either «late - term» or «partial - birth «abortions, depending on your position) reveals a reluctance to look at the facts surrounding both sides of a serious issue out of fear that one might discover or publicize a fact that does not support one's stance.

As I noted above, this is not clear in contemporary debate over the meaning of positive and customary international law, and the case for this position must be argued, not merely asserted.

George N. Boyd argues against the traditional position of the opponents of capital punishment that no crime ever «deserves» the death penalty, and suggests that the debate is not over what murderers deserve, but rather about how society should express and defend its fundamental values.

CNN: My Take: It's time for evangelicals to speak up about guns Pastor and author Daniel Darling urges evangelicals to participate in the debate over access to guns, and to acknowledge that there is «no clear - cut Christian position on gun control.»

The Right Reverend Graeme Knowles announced his decision on Monday, saying his position was «becoming untenable» following weeks of debate over the demonstrations.

When the churches can no longer avoid controversy by smoothing things over, the positions that emerge in debate have little relation to the Christian faith.

The real fight is elsewhere and the tools for winning it aren't venting and invective, or even frank debate over starkly different positions.

Over the last few months, certain intellectuals on both sides of the debate over abortion have publicly expressed newfound doubts about their side's positions and tactOver the last few months, certain intellectuals on both sides of the debate over abortion have publicly expressed newfound doubts about their side's positions and tactover abortion have publicly expressed newfound doubts about their side's positions and tactics.

«I think the debate over America's moral position comes down to this: Republicans want the best outcomes based on solutions that fit into preconceived notions of what society should look like.

Various parts or implications of this position are also finding their way into a variety of pastor - oriented journals, as can be seen in Cobb's arguments against free trade in Theology and Public Policy, [5] his exchanges with Dennis P. McCann in The Christian Century over NAFTA, [6] and his debates with Robin Klay in Perspectives over GATT.

I truly don't know where you stand on the debate over the knee thing but if you're going to put down info, don't be comparing apples to oranges like you did and don't be saying that there are only 5 teams he's qualified to play for when it's more like 19 assuming that you're even remotely accurate that he couldn't be playing one of the safety positions in a 3 - 4.

One position where there is real debate is right back, where Scolari may choose to opt for Maicon over Dani Alves in an attempt to quell the Colombian threat from the flanks with a more defensively minded option.

There is undoubtedly a top - class player there, but with debate raging over whether or not Jose Mourinho is using him in the right position and role at Man Utd, this potential new signing could be key to entirely unlocking his quality.

Mike Bell continues where he left off creating a silly argument over the RB position (I say more healthy RB's the better, keep putting fresh legs in there, why are we debating either / or)

The goalkeeping position is often brought up as a serious debate with Liverpool supporters over a pint in the local, and if Klopp decides that Simon Mignolet should have further competition for the role, then Cologne stopper, Timo Horn is a keeper with immense promise.

Santi Cazorla has also been used on the wing recently but there is widespread debate over his effectiveness in this position.

«Saturday afternoon, Landry presented a seminar at City Market on the benefits of cloth diapers compared with disposable diapers, and while the issue is still open for debate over what is best for children and the environment, Landry's position was compelling for those in attendance.»

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has taken a position in the heated debate over whether Brooklyn or Texas produces better barbecue — on the side of Texas.

Now the election is over, foreign policy must once gain take up a broad position at the heart of the UK policy nexus after some months with a low profile in public debate.

Instead of developing policies aimed at making immigration work for the country as a whole, however, the response of the Westminster political class over recent years has been to debate caps on immigration and give credence to the philosophical position that immigrants are a drain on society instead of net contributors.

As the debate was under way in the Commons the prime minister moved to shore up his position amid anger in the party over allegations that Lord Feldman, the Tory co-chairman, described grassroots activists as «mad swivel - eyed loons».

MIDDLETOWN — A proposal by the charter revision commission to eliminate the elected city treasurer post has initiated a debate over the merits of the position.

There has also been some debate during the campaign over Murphy's position on fracking, which appears to have evolved to the point where he is on the record in support of a moratorium — not the full out ban the Greens have been seeking since 2010.

Democratic congressional candidates David Calone and Anna Throne - Holst exchanged sharp attacks over environmental records and who was best positioned to beat Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin at a debate last night in Hampton Bays sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Hamptons.

In a debate over immigration the only acceptable position to adopt is meanness and inaccuracy.

Democrat Juanita Perez Williams, independent Ben Walsh, Republican Laura Lavine and Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins have made their positions clear at more than 10 debates and forums over the last few months.

Between the positions at either end of the spectrum, there is a range of ethical, political and medical debate about how easy access to abortion should be, which interests and factors should prevail over others, and how late terminations may be carried out.

«The heated, sometimes angry, debate over the proposal to build a mosque two blocks from Ground Zero has New York State voters twisted in knots, with some of them taking contradictory positions depending on how the question is asked,» said Quinnipiac University Polling Institute director, Maurice Carroll, commented in a statement.

Stringer took the position during a debate with Republican challenger Michel Faulkner, where the pair also clashed over President Trump's tax plan and laid out different approaches to the city budget.

There's a lot of debate over how the planet, even in its present position, could have had a thick enough atmosphere to keep water in liquid form on the surface.

In the debate over scientific immigration, however — another symptom of the system's decay — the voices of the scientific and technical workers most affected, the Ph.D. s in precarious early - career positions and the technical workers facing competition from abroad, have scarcely been heard, Hira says.

Given the debate in some quarters over whether Manville should be campaigned for lead or supporting awards, it's interesting to hear Leigh assert her position as the central figure in the piece.

Debate forced them into polarized positions, and the focus of my previously collegial and congenial eleventh graders turned into a competition over who would win.

By the mid-1990s, the debate over vouchers had become sufficiently prominent that just about every soul working in education had a position staked out.

A sizable plurality of 38 percent continues to hold a neutral position, suggesting that the debate over the role of teachers unions is hardly over.

Then the affirmative position has a brief opportunity to rebut the rebuttal (offer a closing argument, if you will)-- and the debate is over.

Those holding the neutral position declined from 44 percent to 36 percent between 2009 and 2010, likely reflecting the heightened attention to charter schools in national debates over education reform (see Figure 2).

The report strengthens the positions of teachers in Chicago should they vote to strike, should be considered in deliberations over the Friedrichs case, and must help shape ongoing debates about the importance of unions in the nation's public education system.

So while the active versus passive debate is often positioned as on - going, one could argue that it's over (or ending very soon).